Brigands of China Robin Hoods of the Middle Kingdom
A historical study describes the Kowankouen or desperadoes as a renowned yet feared fraternity across China. They blend outlawry with loyalty, operate with urban spies, and recruit through brutal oaths, often driven by persecution, poverty, or vendettas against mandarins.
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Middle Kingdom
China
Kowankouen
Manchuria
Mongolian Tartary
Tranzoxianian
Corsica
Sardinia
Robin Soods
Souan-kouen
Alliea
Breck
Son
Giant loaf of bread weighs 140 pounds in Texas
Andrew Newberg of Austin Texas baked the largest loaf of bread in the world weighing 140 pounds. The bread stood two feet high three feet wide and twelve feet long. It took over an hour to bake in a special oven and was delivered to a barbecue at Moulton for distribution to a large crowd.
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Andrew Newberg
Austin
Tex
Ife
Moulton
Mr. Newberg
St. Louis
Boston Transcript
The Suspicious Teuton Dentist Joke
A shrewd old German visits a dentist for a troublesome tooth. The dentist recommends gas and explains the sleep effect. The German prepares to pay but says he prefers to count his money first, fearing he might wake before paying.
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Spain
Teuton
Bondage of the Rich in Old Fashioned Debate
A quoted exchange contrasts old fashioned ideals of domestic mastery with modern wealth. One man proclaims a man should rule at home while Cumroz retorts the speaker is poor enough to dictate such rules and mocks dependence on servants and staff.
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Mr. Cumroz
Woman Ends Standoff With Lethal Knife After Lover’s Suicide
A distraught lover vows not to return and hangs himself outside the home. The woman retrieves a carving knife, cuts him down, and remains unrepentant as she orders him to leave. She insists she did not want him lingering near her.
Unraveling Underwear at Church Provokes Embarrassment
A young churchgoer, seated behind a well dressed stranger, unravels a piece of white fabric hanging from his back during prayer. She repeatedly pulls until revealed as his unraveling underwear, prompting a blush of comic mortification in Jermyn Texas.
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Jermyn
Preserving Spiders Webs by Shellac Treatment
Naturalists describe a method to preserve spiders webs including spraying with shellac, pressing flat or storing dome shaped webs, and letting the coating dry before removal. The shells capture the webs in original form and preserve species characteristics for scientific study.
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Harper's Weekly
Aged Hunter Saved by His Dog Near Long Valley
Ebenezer Ramsey aged 72 killed three bears near his Long Valley home between El Dorado and Placer counties after his dog treed a large bear and her cubs. Ramsey shot the trio with a single shot rifle but the mother charged. the dog held the beast as Ramsey fetched an ax and finished the bear. Ramsey called it the most exciting hunt he ever had.
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Ebenezer Ramsey
Long Valley
el Dorado
Placer Counties
Ramsey
San France Chronicle
Fallible Father in Law and the Gilded Youth Tale
A brief anecdote from Life recounts two gilded youths from Providence visiting Newport where they attempt to buy a newsboy's paper with 50 cents. The boy cannot change it, prompting a quarrel over lending a nickel and a joking line about their fathers-in-law.
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Providence
R. L
Newport
Paris and the mythic killer Paris in ancient lore
The text notes Paris, son of Priam, as one of the earliest literature's lady-killers. It praises his skill rather than brutality and cites the enduring old saying See Paris and die in polite antiquity circles, as cited by Puck.
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Paris
Priam
Troy
Puck
Gay Winter Blossoms in New Millinery Styles
Velvet flowers and wild roses brighten hats for winter wear. Silk and metal tissue rages, satin foliage, and jeweled clusters adorn fur hats and crowns. The trend favors bold, artful designs, mixing satin, ribbon, panne velvet, and metallic cloth, as home milliners are urged to try stylish, costly yet color-true creations. Julia Bottomley.
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Julia Bottomley
Black and White Costume for Milliners Fold Dress
Instructions describe a black and white milliner style costume with a two percent yard wide skirt, black taffetas front panel, and a deep band at the hem. It explains steps to fold fabric for a milliner or French fold, including three times the width cuts, wrong side folds, raw edge treatments, slip stitching, and creating a central ridge with hidden stitching.
Smart semi fitting jacket with taffeta trim outfit note
Description of a smart semi fitting jacket without a collar, edged with taffeta along fronts, fastened by jet buttons with cord loops, sleeves finished with silk bands, paired with a white chip hat trimmed in black ribbon and white lace veil. Materials listed include 5 yards checked fabric, 2 yards double width taffeta, 4 yards silk, and 2 buttons.
Dancing Frocks and Fabrics for the Smart Girl
Dancing frocks for the stylish woman feature chiffon, net and sheer materials. Frocks are lined with satin or silk to soften the silhouette, with silk most often used to temper the overall effect.
Chic Hat for a Child Described in Fall Millinery Display
A new fall display features a white French felt child’s hat in a droopy mushroom shape. It has a crown ribbon, small rosettes, a holly wreath around the left rosette, pale green leaves, red berries, and soft white ribbon ties, praised as attractive millinery.
Workbasket hints for neat storage and quick access
Keep large safety pins in your workbasket to string buttons hooks and eyes by size and color. Group same items on the same pin and attach pins to one side of the ring for an orderly basket. This method prevents delay and keeps the workspace tidy.
Starch Stains and Dye Matching Technique
In starching linens the article advises adding a large tissue paper piece in a shade matching the dress to dissolve in boiling starch. After straining, only the dye remains, producing starch with the exact color. Useful for color embroidery on stiff starch.
Mighty Rulers of Earth Elizabeth Tudor Queen of England
Elizabeth the queen shown with many royal traits likened to the mighty rulers of the earth. The Yale Review notes her name, origins, and virtue, comparing her to Abyssinian king Theodore and calling her the phoenix of her sex. The piece emphasizes her linguistic learning, beauty, and pivotal role in England’s glorious era.
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Elizabeth
England
Tudor
Theodore
Abyssinia
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Coke
Owen
Meredith
Elizabeth the Great
Anglilae Amor
Yale Review
Detective story rejected for absurd deductions and overreach
A magazine editor rejects a detective manuscript by stating the work is filled with color and atmosphere yet relies on impossible deductions and mind reading. The author admits missing key noir details like drug use and an admiring friend, underscoring its amateurish flaws.
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George
Philadelphia Ledger
A Father Hides Daughter's Age and Birthplace
A father shields his daughter from age and birthplace facts to spare her stigma amid gender fairness debates. He prevents birth records from ever being kept, anticipating the embarrassment of aging and identity.
Quiet Heroism Amid Poverty Hidden From Public View
The passage extols silent courage born in retirement and poverty, contrasting grand acts with humble self denial. It likens noble restraint to the Missouri Falls, a spectacle unseen by many, existing only where observers are absent.
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The
Missouri
Borrowers of Books and the Joy of Lending
A fragmentary reflection by Charles Lamb on borrowing poems and books. The speaker jokes about binding poems yet to be, chaining volumes to shelves so readers may peruse at chain’s length. He notes readers differ in pace and intent and defends money lenders for their prudent use of loaned funds.
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Charles Lamb
Twins Court Twin Contest Sparks Clinton County Romance
Plattsburg pair David and Dallas Pogue, sixty two year old twins, court Lula and Lela Brown, twenty two year old twins from Mecca, amid a county wide popularity contest. The Pogues promoted the Browns, bought votes, and hosted a banquet after the Browns won, declaring a twin conquest as both couples reveal plans for a double engagement.
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Plattsburg
David
Dallas Pogue
Lula
Lela Brown
Mecca
Clinton County
Dallas
Pogue
Frog in a bathing suit shocks St Louis pool lesson
Captain James Fitzgerald, swimming instructor at Piasa pool, faced an odd dilemma when a bullfrog hopped into a woman's low cut bathing suit during a lesson. A bystander helped by reaching inside the suit and removing the frog, earning both women gratitude and a smile from the instructor.
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St. Louis
James Fitzgerald
Piasa Pool
Alwa
Fitz
Thor-Ree
Captain Fitz
Thought He Had Rheumatism in Camden Stabbing Case
Barney Gotney a 26 year old colored man in Camden was found to have a two inch blade fragment in his back from a March stabbing. He had mistaken pain for rheumatism and only sought care after increasing distress. Doctors removed the steel piece and noted tetanus did not develop.
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Camden
N. J
Barney Gotney
Cooper Hospital
Gorney
Tetanus
Devel
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